Table 8
Proportion of people aged 25 to 54 in professional occupations in natural and applied sciences, Canada, 1987 and 2015
| Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2015 | 1987 | 2015 | |
| percent | ||||
| Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences | 17.4 | 24.4 | 82.6 | 75.6 |
| Physical science professionals | 21.5 | 41.1 | 78.5 | 58.9 |
| Life science professionals | 24.5 | 47.0 | 75.5 | 53.0 |
| Civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineers | 4.7 | 17.2 | 95.3 | 82.8 |
| Other engineers | 7.2 | 18.2 | 92.8 | 81.8 |
| Architects, urban planners and land surveyors | 9.0 | 42.2 | 91.0 | 57.8 |
| Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries | 23.2 | 67.0 | 76.8 | 33.1 |
| Computer and information systems professionals | 29.1 | 23.1 | 70.9 | 76.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, custom tabulations. | ||||
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